Supporting member for tables and other accesories.



1-3. KAUFMANN &-R. 1. HOLT.

SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR TABLES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1913. RENEWED AUG. 2, 1915.

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' EMANUEL KAUFMANN DNTTED STATES PATENT QFFTQE.

AND ROBERT JbHOLT, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA; SAID HOLT ASSIGNOR TO SAIDKAUFMANN. I

SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR TABLES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. v

Specificationof Letters liatent. v

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

Application filed FebruaryS, 1913, Serial No. 745,943. Renewed August 2,1915. Serial No.-43,349.

To all whom it may concern Beltv known that we, EMANUEL KAUF- MANN andROBERT J. HOLT, citizens of the i United States, and residing atAtlanta, in

the county of Fulton and State of Georgia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Membersfor Tables and, other Accessories, of which the fol .lowing is aspecification. 10

The present invention relates toimprovements in supporting members fortables and other. accessories adapted to be used in connection withtable structures of the type disclosed in the application of EmanuelKaufmann, filed Feb. 3, 1913, Serial No. 745,937 in which there isdisclosed a supporting ostructureofor machines, etc., and the accesjsories for seating the operator and controlling the mechanism foroperating the maf wTlle presentvinvention relates more particularly tothe specific structure of the supchinery.

porting member itself.

The objects of the invention are toprovide a construction such aswillpermit the machine head to be mounted directly upon the top of themember, to secure the table portion for the particular machine head to,.,the supporting member without causing the l to provide means forsupporting the acces- ,sories for the operator on the supportlng tableto'v act as a support forthe head, and

member itself.

- Other and further objects are to provide be manufactured at andcombination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims. 1

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar vreference charactersindicate similar parts in each of the 'views: Figure 1' is a view,partly in section and partly'inelei vation of a supporting member in theform of a leg constructed in accordance with the same.

present invention, the table being shownin section. Fig. 2'is a topplanview of the Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4: is a sectional View taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

The supporting member of the present invention while more particularlydesigned for use in connection with structures of the type referred toin the application above identified, it will be understood that the samemay be employed in connection with other'devices. For the purposehowever, of

indlcating. one of the uses, it is CllSClOSGd herein asa part of thestructure of the application referred to.

The supporting member' is preferably in the form of a'leg and 'hasitsmain portion "preferably formed angular in cross-section,

The lower end of the member is provided with the member being indicatedat 10.

an opening 11 for the passage of a bolt 12, the latter being adapted toextend through a slot 13 formedin a foot 1 1,. this constructionpermitting vertical adjustment of the supporting member, and alsopermitting of the removal of the entire structure by a re moval ofthe'bolts 12 of the various sup- 1 porting members, such'removalnotaifecting the feet ll'which are intended to be, secured to the-floorilgltwill be understood, therefore, that the entire structure may beremoved as a unit, leaving the feet in. posiexact position occupied: byit prior to the removal. I f

The upper end or head of the member, in

' dicated at 15, has a flat upper face 16 of tion on the floor, andagain returned to the suitable area, being cut away as at 17 to provideforthe passage of a belt to the machine head. The head 15 is formed withupper and lower walls 18 and 18 respectively, said .walls in connectionwith the vertical wall 18 and the web'18, the latter being located at anend of the web, forming a socket-like arrangement, with one endand sideclosed and the other end and side open. This socket is adapted toreceive the table member 19, the latter having a cut-out portionindicated at 19 m pass within the socket, the top planeof the tablebeing substantially on the top plane of the head, while the side edges'of the table extend approximately to the plane of the outer side of thehead. The

table is cut-away at one end of the head, as is usual in tablestructures of the kind indicated, thus leaving the closed end of thehead exposed. By this arrangement, it will be seen that while the upperface of the table complete practically corresponds to the general typeof table structures for this purpose, so far as area is concerned, thatportion of the table structure which forms the actual support for themachine head is of metal and provides for supporting the head directlyfrom the floor and making a solid and substantial support for themachine head, all vibrations of which are practically retained in themember itself, and not communicated to adjacent members, such as wouldbe the case if the head were secured to the usual table top.

The table 19 may be held in position by suitable means, a screw 20 beingshown for that purpose, and additionally, the head and table providedwith an opening 21 by means of which the head may be secured in positionthrough the employment of a suitable bolt or other structure adapted toextend through the base of the machine head and the head 15. If desired,the securing may also be through the substitution of a bolt for thescrew 20, thus providing two spaced apart bolts for holding the machinehead in position, but through the cut-away portion of the table 19 andthe exposed closed end of the head 15, there is provided a face whichcan co-act with the under face of the machine head in such manner as toprevent shifting of the machine head on the securing bolt passingthrough the opening 21.

r The vertical webs forming the angles of the member are preferablyprovided with perforations and openings arranged at proper points, itbeingintended that the member below the head shall carry the means forconnecting up and operating the head, thus still retaining the movingparts of the mechanismon the head structure and thus prevent thevibrations from being communicated through the table 19. Some of theseperforations are indicated at 22, these being adapted to receive boltscarried by a bracket 23 which is adapted to form a support for aswinging arm 24, the latter carrying the operators seat which is thus arranged to swing on a vertical axis. specific arrangement of the arm andseat is not disclosed herein as the samefor ms the subjects matter ofcompanion applications. It is sufiicient at this point to state that theperforations 22 permit of adjustments of the bracket 23 by means ofwhich the heigh of the seat may be varied.

At a pointpreferably' intermediate the bracket 23 and the head 15, weform an opening of suitable width and length, and indicated at25, saidopening being adapted to receive a pivotally-mounted receptacle 26,

The

tom thereof shown in Fig. 1. This provides for an opening at a pointspaced from the bottom of the receptacle, and this opening permits ofthe insertion and taking out of accessories for the operator, such asbobbins, needles, pins, etc., these being carried by the receptacle withthe latter normally in the position shown in Fig. 1. I When the.operator desires to substitute any of the parts of the machine headwhich are carried by this receptacle, it will be necessary only to swingthe receptacle outwardly to a point where the outer wall will inclineslightly downwardly from the pivot, whereupon the contents of thereceptacle will pass to a position below the opening and in convenientposition for removal. By releasing the handle indicated at26", thespring 28 will return the receptacle to its normal posi tion. In thismanner these accessories are not only retained at a convenient position,

but at a point where they are not liable to become e to enter, andthrough the particular manner in which it is mounted, there is noliability of the receptacle being disturbed through the vibrations ofthe machinehead.

As will be readily understood, the supporting member practically formsthe support for the component parts of the table of the structure, andat the same time be durable in construction and easy to manufacture.

While we haveherein shown and de-, scribedone form in which ourinvention" 7 may be applied, it will be readily understood that changesand modifications therein may be required or desired to meet theexigenected by movements of goods, or the operator; in addition, theyare retained p at a point where the lint, etc., is not so liable 1structure, with the parts arranged so as to vprovide for maximumefficiency in operation cies of use, and we therefore desire it to beunderstood that we reserve the right to make any and all such changesand modifications as may be required or desired to meet these conditionsin so far as the same may fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention as expressed in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed as new is 1. A- supporting element for machinescomprising a leg having a head formed With a flat upper surface toreceive the machine j andv also having a socket beneath said surface,and a table recessed to fit said socket and provide a' seat for theupper wall of the socket, whereby the plane of said head supported onsaid head. machine head direct to said upper surface. I 2. A supportingelement for machines In testimony whereof We aflix our signa- 5comprislng a leg angular in cross-section tures in presence of twoWitnesses.

and having a head provided With a relas EMANUEL KAUFMAN N. tively flattop surface, a Wall opposing said ROBERT J. HOLT. top Wall and spacedtherefrom, adjacent Witnesses: faces of the head being closed andopposing HUGH A. Mosns, 10 open faces thereof to form a socket, said D.H. DOUGHERTY, Jr.

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